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Arnica montana

Arnica montana (Asteraceae) 162 22

 

Arnica montana is a moderately toxic ethnobotanical European flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is noted for its large yellow flower head.

Arnica montana is widespread across most of Europe. Arnica montana grows in nutrient-poor siliceous meadows or clay soils. It mostly grows on alpine meadows and up to nearly 3,000 m. It is rare overall but may be locally abundant. It is becoming rarer, particularly in the north of its distribution, largely due to increasingly intensive agriculture and commercial wild-crafting.

Historically, Arnica montana has been used as an herbal medicine for centuries.

 

Source: Wikipedia.

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